Fighting Public Health Threats On The Silver Screen

A Scene featuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the TV show, The Walking Dead.

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The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has made countless appearances on the big and small screen from the 1995 thriller “Outbreak” to an explosive debut on the first season of the hit show “The Walking Dead.” GPB's Sean Powers walks us through some of the CDC’s most memorable roles and how the agency has been portrayed by Hollywood.

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